Nephew sentenced to prison in bludgeoning death of Saline man

An Ypsilanti man convicted of murdering his uncle in Saline last year to get money to buy drugs will serve 34 to 51 years in prison.

Jason Grondon, 34, was convicted in March of second-degree murder for bludgeoning Robert Green to death inside Green's townhouse near downtown Saline in January 2008.

Washtenaw County Circuit Judge Melinda Morris exceeded the sentencing guidelines after hearing emotional statements from one of Green's daughters and his ex-wife, who were holding a poster board filled with photos of his grandchildren, police said.